OLDER ADULTS IN ALAMANCE COUNTY

OLDER ADULTS IN ALAMANCE COUNTY

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2005 Estimate	2010 Projection	2020 Projection
Age 60+
Number	21,648	23,771	24,843	27,194	34,082
% of total	20.0%	18.2%	17.9%	18.4%	20.2%

Age 65+
Number	15,908	18,464	18,540	19,652	24,864
% of total	14.7%	14.1%	13.4%	13.3%	14.7%

Age 75+
Number	6,335	8,732	9,267	9,432	10,614
% of total	5.9%	6.7%	6.7%	6.4%	6.3%

Age 85+
Number	1,294	2,140	2,545	2,868	3,287
% of all population	1.2%	1.6%	1.8%	1.9%	1.9%
Total Population	108,213	130,800	138,572	147,988	168,839
Source: US Census Bureau, 1980, 1990, & 2000 Census of Population & Housing. NC Office of Budget & Management, State Demographer, projections for 2010 and 2020 issued in the fall of 2006. Numbers compiled by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.

GROWTH RATES
	Past	Current	Projected
	1990-2000	2000 - 2005	2000 - 2010	2000 - 2020
Total Population	20.9%	5.9%	13.1%	29.1%
Age 60+	9.8%	4.5%	14.4%	43.4%
Age 65+	16.1%	0.4%	6.4%	34.7%
Age 75+	37.8%	6.1%	8.0%	21.6%
Age 85+	65.4%	18.9%	34.0%	53.6%
Source: US Census Bureau, 1980, 1990, & 2000 Census of Population & Housing. NC Office of Budget & Management, State Demographer, projections for 2010 and 2020 issued in the fall of 2006. Numbers compiled by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.